Child marriage is a widely spread practice which happens across countries, cultures and religions. Child marriage is defined as any formal union or informal union where one or two of the parties are below the age of 18. ...

Title: The association between newly diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Depression: a hospital based, cross-sectional study in Chennai, India. Background: The prevalence of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Depression are ...

Drug use and dependence among young people is one of the major problems in the world and is still under recognized in the developing countries. The magnitude of the problem is rising in India, especially Punjab, where the ...

Background: Surgical site infection (SSI) is a serious complication after orthopedic surgery, and it is associated with high morbidity rates, high healthcare costs and in some cases poor patients outcomes. Aims: The purpose ...

β-thalassemia constitutes a major public health problem in the UAE and shows one of the highest carrier frequencies of β-thalassemia in the Gulf region. In spite of the advances in thalassemia treatment and increased ...

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) recognizes that individuals with disabilities have the same rights to freedom, respect, equality and dignity as everyone else. How this is ...

Background: Diabetes and depression are common and rapidly increasing non-communicable diseases throughout the world. Currently, about 382 million people have diabetes worldwide, while depression affects approximately 350 ...

This study is about the perceptions of health workers on the management of women with preeclampsia, comparing the public with the private sectors of health care in Somaliland.

With increasing prevalence of gestational diabetes mellitus, prevalence of contraceptive use is also in rise in Bangladesh. This quantitative study was designed with the objectives to estimate the proportion of hormonal ...

ABSTRACT Background, rationale and aim of the study Breastfeeding is considered to be an important measure to secure child s optimal health and survival. In urban areas of Pakistan most of the women can t afford to live ...

In Norway, public health nurses have a long history of working with health promotion and, in particular, in relation to maternal and child health. Appropriate feeding practices are of fundamental importance for growth, ...

OBJECTIVE: Health inequity and high maternal and child mortality among ethnic minority populations remain major public health concerns in Vietnam. Furthermore, a lack of complete, accurate and timely health data has ...

High rates of maternal mortality remain a persistent problem in Sierra Leone. Efforts to reduce these high rates have included initiatives to encourage more women to deliver at health facilities. Despite the introduction ...

Non-adherence to antibiotic is a major public health problem. Previous studies found that understanding and adherence to antibiotic instructions increased when the oral instructions from the pharmacists were supported by ...

There is an epidemic of type 2diabetes worldwide, and particularly sub-Saharan Africa is bearing the brunt. Zanzibar is not exempt, where the literature points out a steadily increasing public health problem. The literature ...

Background: Gestational diabetes mellitus is increasing enormously worldwide in the recent decades especially in developing countries. The prevalence of Gestational Diabetes mellitus (GDM) differs depending on the regions ...

Background: There is a shortage of human resources for health in Malawi. In addition there is an on-going scale up of HIV services in the ART clinics and staffing levels have not kept pace with the scale up. Health care ...

Background: Awareness of ageing in Africa emerged in the early 1980s and was launched by the 1st UN World Assembly on Ageing (WAAI) in Vienna in 1982. Lack of progress in policy action led to the 2nd UN assembly on Ageing ...

Some studies show that ethnic minority women experience barriers in obtaining the same level of cultural sensitive maternity care compared to native-born women in the host society (Reitmanova & Gustafson, 2008; Essen & et ...

The aim of this study was to find the association between serum lipid ratios and insulin resistance among subjects with impaired glucose tolerance in Pakistan. It was also sought how effective was FBG to identify IGT ...

In Burkina Faso, abortion is permitted only in cases of incest, rape, when the woman's life is in danger or in cases of fetal malformation. Access to safe abortion is therefore legally restricted in Burkina Faso and women ...

Background: Viet Nam, the 12th highest TB burden country in the world, has not shown significant decrease in TB incidence rate over the past years, despite its model National TB Control Program (NTP) and its attainment of ...

Background: Streptococcus pneumoniae, the pneumococcus, is major human pathogen that causes more than 820,000 deaths worldwide annually, especially in developing countries. The most diseases presentations are acute respiratory ...

This was a qualitative cross-sectional study which was conducted in health centres, in Blantyre district, in southern region of Malawi, between September and December, 2012. Data was collected using semi-structured interviews, ...

Background: Tuberculosis (TB) continues to be one of the major causes of illnesses and deaths worldwide. Currently, it is estimated that about one-third of the world population is infected with TB. Early effective diagnosis ...

Introduction: Adolescents represent a large and fast growing demographic group where sexual activity brings serious consequences for today's generation of adolescents. In Tanzania, 5.1 % of the adult population (>15)is ...

According to some sources little progress is being made in eradicating the cutting of female genitalia. This study therefore explores perceptions of female genital cutting (FGC) and of abandonment of the phenomenon. The ...

Introduction: Type 1 diabetes (T1DM) is among the most common chronic childhood illnesses. Broad knowledge on complex daily management regimens including insulin injections, blood glucose monitoring, regular carbohydrate ...

AIM AND OBJECTIVES – Objective of this research is to explore experiences of people affected disaster in Indonesia and process of growth and recovery after disaster. Result of this study is expected to be the basis for ...

Background: The health of women and children remain to be a major challenge in the world, particularly in developing countries. It has been proven that rendering quality maternity care means providing care that is ...

Background: A partograph is a pre-printed paper that provides a visual display of recorded observations carried out on mother and foetus during labour. It is universally used as part of Safe motherhood initiative for ...

Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the most important infectious diseases globally. Case detection and treatment is the main method of prevention and control of TB. Defaulting from Directly Observed Treatment Short ...

Since 2005 Norwegian policy makers have sought to include perspectives on sexual orientation and gender identity in development cooperation. The main objectives of this study has been - To explore how the government and ...

Human migration is as old as the human evolution. Factors influencing migration are numerous and the number of migrants is increasing worldwide. Immigrants constitute 13.1% of the Norwegian population and 23% of the ...

Introduction: In many countries of Africa, same-sex practicing men are described as ‘hidden’ populations. A common interpretation of this is that it is difficult to find ways of engaging with such men, for example, when ...

Bacterial meningitis is a serious infection and is associated with considerable mortality and morbidity in various parts of the world. It has a global epidemiology but sub-Saharan Africa bears the highest burden of the ...

From 20th century, the rapid population growth in developing countries has been viewed as a big problem in the international society. The rapid population growth may increase poverty and environmental stress. Ethiopia is ...

Background and Objective The concept of dignity is broad and complex as its interpretation is based on culture and social norms of a particular setting. According to the United Nations General Assembly and the World Health ...

Cultural competence has been demonstrated to be of great importance in the delivery of quality healthcare to immigrants. Iraqi immigrants experience a high burden of illness; however, little research exists regarding this ...

There are approximately 650 million people living with disabilities worldwide, an estimated 200 million of this number are children. A majority of disabled children live in poverty and lack access to basic health services ...

ABSTRACT ¨C Malnutrition and associated risk factors in children aged 6-59 months in urban Indonesia Background There has been made substantial progress in Indonesia by reducing the magnitude of malnutrition during the ...

Human immune deficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection remains the most common risk factor for the development of active and reactivation of latent tuberculosis (TB); on the other hand, TB is commonly known to accelerate ...

Background: Previously, the costs of maternity care services in public health facilities in The Gambia was a one-time standard fee of D5( US$0.18 ) payable on registration. Normal vaginal delivery at an institution and ...

Introduction Nepal is an ambivalent society in terms of alcohol use: alcohol consumption is frowned upon among traditionally ruling upper caste people whereas its use is socially accepted among certain lower caste people. ...

Background: The number of visitors to Tibet has been increasing recently and reached to more than six million in 2010. Many of the tourists are not aware of the risk of altitude sickness. The most common altitude sickness ...

Vaccination is a globally accepted public health initiative. Recently, there has been a new push to vaccinate children to meet the millennium development goal four. This push for mass vaccination has undeniable benefits ...

Background: Sudan shoulders the second highest TB burden in WHO-EMRO (Eastern Mediterranean Region). Khartoum state, where this study was conducted, has the highest number of notified TB cases in comparison to other states, ...

Background: It has been recognized that explanatory models (EMs) of mental distress play an important role in how people perceive causes of mental illness, how these illnesses are presented and where treatment is sought. ...

This study was intended to assess the existing Information System (IS) of Primary Health Care (PHC) programs, as an example of vertical health programs, in Sudan, specifically the Northern State. Particular attention was ...

Objective: This study aims to explore immigrant women living with HIV’s perception of their communication with healthcare providers, the use of interpreters and access to health information. Method: A qualitative study, ...

Background Food insecurity which is the one of the causes of child malnutrition is still prevalent in Tanzania. One of the causes of food insecurity as it has been reported by other scholars is gender inequality. Women, ...

Latinos are nationally overrepresented among the uninsured, and rural Latinos are shown to face a variety of barriers to accessing quality health care. The Latino community continues to grow in the rural Midwest, and ...

Background: There are large variations in vaccination coverage, not only between high and low-income countries but also across low income countries and within low income countries. The reasons behind these variations are ...

OBJECTIVES Fruit and vegetable intake (FVI) is below recommended levels among adolescents in the U.S., especially among low-income populations and minorities at higher risk for diet-related disease. The main objective of ...

Childhood obesity has become a serious public health problem because of its strong association with adulthood obesity and the related adverse health consequences. No published information is available on the prevalence of ...

This thesis aimed at exploring means of integrating surveillance systems for disease and outbreak in Sudan; visiting both the national and the capital state, with emphasis on both the facility based statistics or Health ...

Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is a major public health problem in the Horn of Africa, Ethiopia having the highest burden which is related to continued transmission of the disease to uninfected individuals as a result of ...

AIM AND OBJECTIVES - This study qualitatively explored socio-cultural factors associated with men's involvement in care and support of women during pregnancy and childbirth through in-depth interviews and focus group ...

India contributes to 22% of the global burden of maternal mortality. With the recent implementation of Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY), a governmental program giving incentives for institutional deliveries, the National Rural ...

Malawi is among the five sub-sahara Africa presenting with very high maternal mortality rates, 984 per 100,000 live. Inadequate access to and under-utilisation of quality maternal health care services was identified as a ...

Many countries rich and poor alike, among them Norway, have committed themselves to work to reach the Millennium Development Goals (MDG’s) 4 and 5, which focus on children’s health and maternal mortality. An initiative ...